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Session of 2000
          HOUSE BILL No. 2731           By Committee on Transportation           1-27          

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10             AN  ACT relating to highways; concerning system enhancement projects;
11             amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 68-2314a and repealing the existing
12             section.
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14       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15             Section  1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 68-2314a is hereby amended to read
16       as follows: 68-2314a. (a) In order to plan, develop and operate or coor-
17       dinate the development and operation of the various modes and systems
18       of transportation within the state, the secretary of transportation is hereby
19       authorized and directed to initiate a comprehensive transportation
20       program.
21             (b) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for the
22       construction, improvement, reconstruction and maintenance of the state
23       highway system. These expenditures may include but not be limited to
24       the following:
25             (1) Maintenance programs to efficiently maintain a safe state highway
26       system in its original or improved condition. It is the intent of the legis-
27       lature that the surface condition of the state highway system and its
28       bridges, as measured by the Kansas department of transportation pave-
29       ment and bridge management systems, shall be maintained or improved;
30             (2) construction and reconstruction programs to develop, to the ex-
31       tent practical, the state highway system including major modification pro-
32       jects to improve service, comfort, capacity, condition, economy or safety
33       of the existing system and priority bridge projects to replace or rehabili-
34       tate bridges that have a deteriorated condition or that have deficiencies
35       in load carrying capacity, width or traffic service;
36             (3) system enhancement projects which include additions to the sys-
37       tem of highways or which substantially improve safety, relieve congestion,
38       improve access or enhance economic development. It is the intent of the
39       legislature that, As nearly as possible, the amount of $1,050,000,000
40       $1,100,000,000 shall be expended or committed to be expended for sys-
41       tem enhancements for the period beginning July 1, 1999, through June
42       30, 2009. The Kansas department of transportation shall utilize the se-
43       lection methodology developed by the department, to select system en-

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  1       hancement projects;
  2             (4) a highway demonstration project for the purpose of demonstrat-
  3       ing advanced and innovative pavement technologies which may include
  4       financing, design, construction and performance guarantee. The secretary
  5       is authorized to procure such demonstration project in the same manner
  6       as engineering services are procured under K.S.A. 75-5801, et seq., and
  7       amendments thereto, and such demonstration project need not comply
  8       with the provisions of K.S.A. 68-410 or 75-430a, and amendments thereto,
  9       or any other applicable statute to the procurement of state highway con-
10       struction contracts.
11             (c) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for as-
12       sistance, including credit and credit enhancements, to cities and counties
13       in meeting their responsibilities for the construction, improvement, re-
14       construction and maintenance of the roads and bridges not on the state
15       highway system. These expenditures may include but not be limited to
16       the following:
17             (1) Apportionment of the special city and county highway fund to
18       assist cities and counties with their responsibilities for roads and bridges
19       not on the state highway system;
20             (2) programs to share federal aid with cities and counties to assist
21       with their responsibilities for roads and bridges not on the state highway
22       system;
23             (3) programs to assist cities with the maintenance of city connecting
24       links as specified in K.S.A. 68-416, and amendments thereto, and local
25       partnership programs to resurface or geometrically improve city con-
26       necting links or to promote economic development; or
27             (4) programs to assist cities and counties with railroad crossings of
28       roads not on the state highway system.
29             (d) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for a
30       railroad program to provide assistance in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5040
31       through 75-5050, and amendments thereto, for the preservation and re-
32       vitalization of rail service in the state.
33             (e) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for an
34       aviation program to provide assistance for the planning, constructing, re-
35       constructing or rehabilitating the facilities of public use general aviation
36       airports, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5061, and amendments thereto.
37             (f) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for pub-
38       lic transit programs to aid elderly persons, persons with disabilities and
39       the general public, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5032 through 75-5038,
40       and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 75-5051 through 75-5058, and
41       amendments thereto. 
42       Sec.  2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 68-2314a is hereby repealed.
43        Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its

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  1       publication in the statute book.